His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament: Dear Vincent, I am feeling pretty sad, because it looks like I won't be able to plant my tomato garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot.
I know if you were here my troubles would be over.. I know you would be happy to dig the plot for me, like in the old days. Love, Papa A few days later he received a letter from his son. Dear Pop, Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.
Love, Vinnie At 4 a. They apologized to the old man and left. That same day the old man received another letter from his son. Dear Pop, Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
A covering or shield worn by sportsmen to protect the genitals. Bouton Ball Four ii. Athletic cup is now a commercial term a k a cup guard , protective cup , as here:. An athletic cup is an essential piece of protective gear for any active male athlete.
The athletic cup should fit properly to offer maximum safety. Proper protection allows an athlete to fully participate without fear of injury to the crotch area. The dating in the joke in its classic form takes the testicular guard in cricket to date from I have no idea what the history of the device is certainly protective helmets go back to antiquity; the question here is, narrowly, when the devices were used in particular sports, not when they were first used, or when names for them were first used , but this dating moves us back to the appearance of the jock strap.
From AZBlogX a while back in a celebration of jockstraps , where figures, perhaps not accidentally, in the story:. Metonymy, specifically synecdoche, rules. This jock was then combined with strap to give the compound jock-strap as it was spelled in an U.
Later it was spelled jock strap and jockstrap. Compound nouns are like that. In an entirely separate development, the word jockey , originally a nickname for Jock or John and attested from , picked up various senses having to do with horses, until the modern sense appeared in And finally, John Zeigler, President of the hockey league, I believe it was, mandated in August , that anyone signing a contract after a particular date, it would be mandatory that all players in the NHL wear helmets on their heads.
Prior to that date few protected their heads…it was not considered to be manly and was blamed for vision impairment. Anyone in Hockey can attest to seeing what ancient protective gear looked like for the genitals and that there were not protective helmets for the head before a particular point in time. One did come before the other. I did share it with the public because it had some merit, and I found it somewhat humorous when you consider which one became standard equipment before the other.
Lastly, I hope this adds a certain humor to my usual fact checking obsession. Or, if you prefer, the words of my mom "don't lose your mittens, it's cold out there! Labels: Dog Gone , fact-checking , history , public safety. Leslie Hittner December 30, at PM. Newer Post Older Post Home.
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